Tricks of the Trade: Varying the Line Width

A drawing teacher showed me this clever little way of creating variety and interest in your drawings- it gives such life to even a simple drawing. This is an easy way to create interest as the eye wants to look one more time at all the ripples and dips and curves.I hope you enjoy the technique as much as I have- and now it’s yours!

Homework

Try your hand at varying line width in a sketch and post it on FaceBook in the Secret Group- Painting on the Heart side of the Brain.